The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
Elberton's Cotton Receipts and the
Prosperity of the Farmers-Rone to
be Lighted by Electricity y A HIstori-
cal Tree Cut Down in Oglethorpe
County-A Bright Little Fortune
Teller.
GEORGIA.
Terrell Superior Court convenes next
Monday.
Joab Willis died at Butler day or two
ago from the effect of injuries sustained by
being thrown from buggy.
The rumor at Brunswick of riot, etc, on
the steamer Cracker Boy, in which the
steward was said to have been killed, was
entirely unfounded.
One of the oldest citizens of Athens, who
has lived within her gates for twenty-five
years, recently took an evening walk and
got lost within the incorporate limits.
A student living outside Athens was re-
Gently summoned to work the roads 1t took
him the whole day to convince the commits
sioner that he was exempt from duty.
Two negroes had a row at Chipley Satur
day night, in which one of them shot the
the limb Tuesday and the negro died.
The young ladies of the Lucy Cobb In
stitute at Athens have organized a benevo-
lent society, the object of which is to re-
lieve and care for the poor. 1t has nice
sum already in its treasury.
When the Elberton railroad was being
built it was predicted by some that one
train per week would be all that the bust
ness of this place would require Now it
will take three or four trains per day to
keep up with the business
George T. Fowler, eight miles from Ma
rietta, on Bells ferry road, had his cotton
gin burned Tuesday afternoon, consuming
four or five bales of cotton and about 500 or
1000 bushels of cotton seed. The gln caught
from spark from the engine
The old Treaty Oak on Mrs. Thompson's
plantation, in Oglethorpe county, has been
cut and killed This famous white oak
was the tree undo which the first settlers
made the treatyNyith the Cherokee Indians
for all the land in that section of the State.
A post office has been established at W.
II. Bishops, on the route from Dorniney's
mills to Minnie, in Irwin county The new
office is called Clip, and Mr.. Bishop is Post
master. Another new office will soon be
established at B. Drew's place, in Irwin,
with daily mail from Irwinville
j. NJ. Markley, of Atlanta, accompanied
by two of his children and two or three
negro boys, arrived in Griffin Tuesday, en-
route for Florida. M Markey will make
the trip through the country, and is well
prepared for the trip. He has buggy, two
new wagons three very fine horses, and five
sturdy little mules. He is well supplied
with provisions, tents, bedding, etc, and
expects to have most enjoyable trip of it.
Something over 5000 bales of cotton has
been received Ill Elberton up to this time,
which has been sold for about $3.50, 900 OF
this the merchants have received in collec-
tions and trade about $4,000, leaving in
the county the sum of $4,000 There is
from Onefourth TO one-third of the crop yet
to be sold, the proceeds of more than half of
which will be pocketed by the farmers,
which will leave them in a better condition
than they have been for years.
Rome is to have electric lights. Satisfac-
tory arrangements have been made between
the citizens committee and Col. r. T. Cow
erdale, President, for the Rome Gaslight
Company, by which the latter will under
take to build the plant and furnish the cleo
trio burners wherever needed or desired
The only thing now needed is the concur
renee of the City Council i'll a Encouragement
of the contract with the gas company for
lighting the city, so as to substitute the cleo
trio lights for gas lamps at those prominent
points where more light is needed or de-
sired
To show what the trade of Macon means
in dollars and cents, the following data is
submitted. The trade of the past year is
divided as follows: Wholesale, ST.. 600 900:
retail, 100000 0O cotton, 81, zoe, 600; manu-
featuring, $4,5O0,OO0. Total 500, zoo, 900.
There are fifty-five wholesale houses
alone here and about 400 re-
tail establishments. The wholesale
business is divided into groceries IS, dry
goods and notions 7, hardware 4, machinery
4, harness and saddlery 3, liquors 4, cigars
and tobacco 4, drugs l, shoes 2, carriages
and wagons 2, crockery and tinware 2, fur
niture 4, paints and glass l, hats l; total 55.
Last week Prof. Vitale and his two little
daughters gave performance in Dawson.
The little girls had the job of posting the
town, and while they were going around
one of the sons of Ham, Monroe Christie bv
name, taking them for Gypsies, decided to
have his fortune told. Monroe is widow
er and is trying to get married, hence his
desire to know what the Fates had in store
for him. The little girl told him she would
tell his fortune. The fee was paid in adj
vance with the understanding that the
fortune teller was to tell him of
the past and the future, who
loved him and who would get him. She re-
quested him to take off his hat, which he
did. She then said: You took off your
hat; you will put it back ON. God loves
you, and if you don't look sharp the devil
will get you" the fortune-teller then
walked away and left him standing looking
like the boy the calf ran over.